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Cadet Jacquin · Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:00 pm Flavored Crystal Meth In Schools- Very Disturbing

I came across this on another site I am a member of, and the admin has gave me permission to post this and any other article from that site here. This is pretty disturbing, and I thought it would be a good idea to let everyone know about it.
-Cadet Jacquin

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/drugs/candymeth.asp
A very scary thing is going on in the schools right. There is a
type of crystal meth going around that looks like strawberry pop rocks.
It smells like strawberry also and it is being handed out to kids in
school yards in AR.

I'm sure it will make its way around the country. Kids are
ingesting this thinking it is candy and being rushed off to the ER in
dire condition.

It also comes in chocolate, peanut butter, cola, cherry, grape
and orange. It looks just like pop rocks.

Please instruct children to not accept candy that looks like this

even from a friend and to take any that they may have to a
teacher,
principal, etc.

Pass this around it could save some family a lot of heartache!

They call it strawberry meth or strawberry quick.

Special Agent Todd V. Coleman

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement

Direct Office Line (956)753-4678

Office Fax Line (956)753-4673

'Strawberry Quick' Meth-Truth!

Summary of the eRumor:
The eRumor warns of a new form of delivering illegal
methamphetamine to children by making it into a strawberry flavored
crystal or powder.

The Truth:
The eRumor is true and only the latest form in which
methamphetamine has been mixed with sweet substances.

An Associated Press story published in newspapers
across the U.S. on May 1, 2007 focused on discoveries of what appeared
to be a strawberry-flavored children's drink at the scene of an illegal
meth lab. It has come to be known as 'Strawberry Quick.' It has no
connection with the popular Nestle QUIK flavored milk products now
renamed Nestle Nesquik. Chris Harrison, a chemist at the Arkansas State
Crime Laboratory, says that meth is bitter to the makers try to take
that edge off any way they can and have used lollipops, sodas, candy,
and anything else they can to make it easier for first-time users. The
article said that the 'Strawberry Quick' angle came to light in January
when the Nevada Department of Public Safety issued a warning about it.

The Strawberry meth has been reported in several
states including Missouri, Washington State, Wisconsin, and Texas,
Nevada, and California.

Because of the sweet taste and candy-like appearance
there is concern about children coming into contact with it but experts
say its not been made that way just for the purpose of introducing it to
children. Giving it a sweet taste and a harmless-sounding name is a
marketing technique to ease it into the hands of any potential victim.

According to a release from California Senator Dianne
Feinstein she has joined with Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa to sponsor
a bill in congress that would make it a federal crime to appeal to
children with candy-flavored meth or other drugs. Feinstein said that
substances like 'Strawberry Quick' are '...designed to get people to try
it a few times. It's all about hooking young people, and we have to
stop this practice before it grows any further.'

A real example of the eRumor as it has appeared on
the Internet:

This stuff is starting to turn up in Kansas . I
thought it may be a good idea to put out an email so that those with children can remind them not to take unpackaged candy from
anyone in school and of course, those they don't know.

Apparently, this meth is sweet and candy like,
similar to pop rock crystals. The letter shows a picture of what is
being recovered by agencies

Cadet Williams · Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:26 pm

Cadet Jacquin,
Thank you for posting this interesting bit of information. This is somthing that we really need to watch out for.
Courage and Commitment,
C/SMSgt Williams

Cadet Randolph · Wed Nov 14, 2007 6:57 pm

Thank's For Posting This We All Need To Know About It